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Israel destroys home of Netanya bomber TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel Friday blew up a six-apartment building that was home to a Palestinian suicide bomber whose killing of 29 people in an Israeli hotel was followed by an Israeli offensive in the West Bank. "Israeli reservists and special engineering corps forces destroyed the home of Abdel-Basset Odeh, a Hamas activist, who carried out the murderous attack in Netanya's Park Hotel on March 27 on Passover eve," the army said in a statement. Witnesses said the army ordered some 70 family members and other relatives of the suicide bomber to...

In the spirit of using the Left's weapons against them, there's a case I'd really like to see come before the ICC: put UNRWA Director General Peter Hansen on trail for allowing military activity in a civilian area, in the Jenin refugee camp. This would be a real win-win situation - it would simultaneously deligitimize the UN among people of sense and deligitimize the ICC among its prime supporters - those who want to use it as a club to beat the US and Israel.Does anyone know how to bring a case before the ICC?

Le Pen ultimate By Adar Primor From the balcony of his home in the prestigious suburb of Saint Cloud, Jean-Marie Le Pen has a sweeping view of Paris, that takes in the Eiffel Tower, Montparnasse, and the white Sacre Coeur church in Montmarte, at the northern edge of the city. The big three-story house is surrounded by a green metal fence. Nothing about it would arouse any curiosity; there is no guard posted at the entrance, and if there are any security cameras, they are very well hidden. The only obvious nod to security is a standard intercom at the...

Young Palestinians queue up for martyrdom By Paul McGeough April 13 2002 Hundreds of Palestinians poured in for condolences and coffee. Members of Shadi Tubasi's family formed a greeting line, handing each new arrival a postcard celebrating the "hero" of the Haifa explosion. And in a corner, 31-year-old Walid Fayad, unsmiling as he clutches an M16 rifle, explained the unusual absence of sugar in the cardamom coffee that is served in tiny china cups: "Today we drink it bitter, so that we can share the Tubasi family's bitterness for the Israelis."Fayad waved away the revulsion and horror of the previous afternoon,...

Thursday, March 07, 2002 Chief says more officers needed for new schoolNASHUA #150; Nashua High School is too dangerous for one police officer to patrol alone, Chief Donald Gross told the Police Commission on Wednesday.During a discussion of police staffing needs, Gross said the opening of a new high school next year will require another two officers to be assigned to the city#146;s schools.The department now has two officers at the high school, and two other officers who divide their time in the city#146;s junior high and elementary schools.When Nashua High North opens next year, the department will need two...

THE SCENE (a.k.a. vpostrel.com) Comments on current ideas and events KRAFT CONTACTS: Several readers have sent in this link to email contacts for Kraft officers. Too bad GM isn't as forthcoming with its info. I guess it's not hard to see why. If you write these people, please be polite and include informative URLs. The chances of any particular individual even knowing about the Kraft-Al Jazeera connection are low. The chances they'll sympathize are good—assuming they don't get annoyed at the onslaugt. You want to change Kraft's ad policy, not make these individuals miserable. [Posted 2/27.] .... IRANIAN TV: Speaking ...

Saudis See Red Over Valentine's Day Strict Islamic regime forbids celebration; black market flourishes as religious police target red-colored presents. By Donna Abu-Nasr RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The question - ``Do you sell Valentine Day's gifts?'' - petrified the salesman. He wordlessly pointed to his colleague and disappeared. The colleague, apparently more schooled at assessing real buyers from undercover religious police agents, smiled broadly and said: ``Officially, there's no Valentine here; it's banned. But there are a lot of Valentine items you can choose from.'' The prohibition on Valentine's Day is part of carrying out the strict and ascetic ...

Tuesday, February 05, 2002Sununu: U.S. must play role in AsiaBy KAREN SPILLER, Telegraph Staff spillerk@telegraph-nh.com NASHUA – The United States needs to stay involved in rebuilding the Afghanistan region if it wants to be successful in the war against terrorism, according to Rep. John E. Sununu.Addressing Nashua Rotary members at the Nashua Country Club on Monday, Sununu, R-N.H., gave a slide presentation on his visit to central Asia as part of a congressional delegation touring there from Jan. 11-19.The three-term house member, who will face Sen. Bob Smith in a primary for the U.S. Senate nomination in September, said he ...

Bollywood is India’s instrument of state policy ONLY IN AMERICA/CHIDANAND RAJGHATTATIMES NEWS NETWORK [ SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2002 12:30:03 AM ]On a freezing cold winter evening of sub-zero temperature last month, a queue about a city block long snaked out in front of the Loehmann’s twin cinema in Arlington, Virginia, outside Washington DC. An assortment of shivering folk jostled to buy tickets for Kabhi Khushi Khabhi Gham.What was striking about the gathering was not only did it consist of film-hungry NRIs, but also a good smattering of other nationalities. Pakistanis, certainly, but also Afghans, Iranians, Arabs, a few Americans, and ...

Critics try to weakencourt role in school policy The Associated Press CONCORD — Critics of the state Supreme Court’s landmark school funding ruling renewed their effort Tuesday to weaken the court’s role by giving the Legislature more control over school policy and funding. Manchester lawyer Eugene Van Loan told the House Finance Committee a proposed constitutional amendment would not change a child’s constitutional right to an adequate education. But he said it would make it harder for the court to overrule legislative decisions if the decisions were supported by rational evidence. The change also would make it easier to ...

Lawyers, legislatorssee Claremont tension By JERRY MILLER Union Leader Correspondent Members of the Seacoast legal community and more than a dozen members of the state House and Senate met for dinner last night at the Yoken’s Conference Center in Portsmouth to talk about issues concerning the legislative and judicial branches of government. The meeting was organized by the local chapter of the Charles E. Doe Chapter of the Inns of the Court. The organization, with 300 U.S. chapters, is composed primarily of trial attorneys. The American chapters are modeled along the lines of their early British counterparts; in Britain, ...

Thursday, January 10, 2002Lawyer: Swingers club is harmlessBy ANNE LUNDREGAN, Telegraph Stafflundregana@telegraph-nh.com NASHUA – A swingers club in Litchfield is no different than a Bible study group that charges its members to eat, the owner’s lawyer argued Wednesday.The town is attempting to shut down the club, called A Touch of Paradise. Town officials have charged in a lawsuit that the owner, Dawn Decoito, is running a business in a residential district without a home occupation permit.To operate a business from their homes, residents must apply for a home occupation permit from the Planning Board.A hearing was held Wednesday in Hillsborough ...

 Al-Rasheed rules out curriculum overhauling over Western criticismBy a Staff WriterJEDDAH, 9 January — Minister of Education Muhammad Al-Rasheed denied in remarks published yesterday that the Saudi school curriculum would be overhauled in the wake of criticisms from Western countries."Our curriculum is based on well-established principles, determined by our needs and the requirements of our society," Al-Rasheed told Al-Watan daily."No one has the right to interfere in our (internal) issues or dictate to us what he wants," the minister said.Saudi Arabia has reacted angrily to Western claims that the religious-orientated education system in the Kingdom breeds extremists and needs to ...

Advani begins landmark visit to United States CHIDANAND RAJGHATTATIMES NEWS NETWORK [ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 09, 2002  11:56:53 PM ]WASHINGTON: Home Minister L K Advani began a landmark visit to the United States on Wednesday amid heightened expectations in the American establishment – not shared in Indian circles – that Pakistan’s military ruler Pervez Musharraf would completely forsake terrorism and change the course of the sub-continent’s history. Advani, the first Indian Home Minister to make such a substantial Washington visit, began his engagements here with a luncheon meeting hosted by Attorney General John Ashcroft, his official host and counterpart. He is slated to ...

January 2002 Out At School Teacher Magazine Most gay teens feel unsafe in their schools, according to the recently released “2001 National School Climate Survey.” In the study, nearly 70 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students—a demographic with a high rate of substance abuse, truancy, and suicide—say they feel threatened in their high schools. Eighty-three percent report verbal attacks, such as being called “dyke” or “faggot”; 42 percent have experienced physical harassment. However, the New York City-based Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, the organization that interviewed more than 900 students for the study, offers a glimmer ...

January 2002 Radical Reversal By Jonathan Burack Teacher Magazine What was once a hit movie among progressives is now conservative fare. Recently, I had the pleasure of revisiting an old friend. That friend was, and still is, one of my favorite motion pictures about education. The 1974 film Conrack, directed by Martin Ritt, is the story of a young, idealistic white man who goes to teach a group of culturally isolated black kids on an island off the coast of South Carolina. The film is based on The Water Is Wide, novelist Pat Conroy’s autobiographical account. In the film, ...

Israel Aids India In Combatting Terror An Israel-India joint committee on terrorism will meet in Israel for the first time this month to discuss common terror threats. The meeting was coordinated following India's request for assistance in establishing an anti-terror network. Last month Moslem separatists launched an assault on the Indian Parliament in New Delhi, killing eight persons. Earlier this month, Indian security services in the Kashmir apprehended five terrorists, some of whom are affiliated with the al-Qaeda network. The Indian government expressed interest in purchasing the "Arrow" anti-missile missile from Israel, which to date has not been supplied to ...

Thinking About Terrorism: Terrorism is not always blamed on the victims. One reads rarely of people siding with the anti-Spanish terrorism of the Basque ETA or the anti-Turkish terrorism of the Kurdish PKK. In general, despite the best efforts of post-colonial commentators and conspiracy theorists, ordinary people condemn indiscriminate murder of civilians wherever they see it. This should give us pause to examine why there is a sizeable minority of people who continue to blame the US for the mass murders in New York and Washington on September 11. Injustice and imperialism are dated explanations for terrorism, long debunked by ...

<p>September 11 brought a major change to academia. Suddenly the outside world was paying attention to what university people were saying — and that world didn’t like what it was hearing.</p> <p>Professors who applauded the attack on the Pentagon, or claimed that U.S. wrongdoing somehow justified the Sept. 11 attacks, found themselves being denounced. These denunciations have found support from within the academic community, including a new group made up of faculty, trustees, and alumni of major universities. Even Harvard’s President Lawrence Summers has joined in, calling for his university to embrace patriotic values and get more in line with mainstream Americans.</p>